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Cold sweat broke out on Zhiyi's forehead again, but the meaning was different from before.

Hajime's hostility towards his daughter's man was beyond description. Just imagining the man who might appear in the future was enough to plunge all of Japan into crisis.

For a moment, Zhiyi almost wanted to appease the other party, but if he did that, it would inevitably seem like he, as a father, was giving in to the other party. So, Zhiyi decided to lose the battle but not the battle, and couldn't help but pretend.

"Ahem...it seems you understand my feelings. That's good. Let's put this matter aside for now. On that note, I need to confirm something with you first."

"Please speak."

"You want to spend the rest of your life with all of those girls...are you still feeling that way?"

"Yes. I understand this is counterintuitive, and I know there will be people like you who will find it unbearable. Even so, I will never change my decision. No matter what happens from now on, I will do my best to convince you, even if it means spending my entire life trying."

"...You can actually say such things without any guilt."

"I will definitely do my best, and one day I will let you know my sincerity and determination."

Zhiyi gripped his phone tightly because this was too ridiculous.

However, he also realized that Hajime was serious. Even if he was reluctant, he could still feel his determination.

"I really want to beat you up right now."

"I've already prepared myself mentally for your punch."

"But my daughter will be mad at me if I do that...Alas, why did my daughter have to meet someone like you?"

Zhiyi paused. His old home was already visible from here. But he didn't want to go inside just yet. Before that, he had something to ask Hajime.

"There is no father in the world who doesn't want his daughter to be happy."

"yes."

"Now my daughter says she's very happy. Even I've never seen her look so adorable."

Look at my daughter, her smile now is so cute that it makes her father hate her so much.

"I'm going to ask you right now, you scumbag who's trying to force this ridiculous future. Can you swear to make my precious daughter, Kaori, smile like this forever? Can you swear to make her hold her head high and say she's a happy girl?"

After he finished speaking, Zhiyi noticed the atmosphere on the other end of the phone suddenly change. He could sense that the person on the other end was about to express their will and feelings with all their sincerity...

"I have already made this vow, and I will never break it."

"..."

Zhiyi stood still with his head raised. He was suppressing the urge to yell "Fuck you!"

Then, in order to fulfill his daughter's wish, he very reluctantly and struggled to squeeze out the words that he had to say no matter how reluctant he was.

"...Come to our house next time. Come have a meal."

"Thank you. I will definitely visit."

Suddenly, Zhiyi felt a shock. He turned around and saw that it was Kaori who rushed over and hugged his arms with a smile on her face.

"Thank you, Dad. I love you so much!" Kaori whispered. To Tomokazu, this was the best reward in the world. Even though he had just invited his son-in-law home with great reluctance and resentment, and even though he was still feeling gloomy, his daughter's words made Tomokazu feel a little better.

However, when he thought that this was also due to Hajime's existence, he couldn't help but feel defeated.

"H-Don't get me wrong! I-I'm not sure about you! You'd better never let Kaori get sad! Otherwise, I'll... Oh, right, the Pacific Ocean and the meteorite!"

"Haha, that's terrible. Yes, I'll remember it."

Tomoichi's father spoke like a tsundere, and both Hajime and Kaori couldn't help but laugh out loud.

And then, just when the conversation between Tomokazu and Hajime seemed to be coming to a successful conclusion—

"...Hajime, look♪ I'm wearing some sexy underwear, how about that?"

"Hashi-san, look! This bra you picked for me has holes in a really weird place!"

"Master, let's all have a night of fun together tonight! Let's indulge in love and lust together with me!"

"You, don't show up at a time like this! I've told you so many times to knock before entering—"

An excited and charming noise came from the other end of the microphone.

Tomokazu's face was completely expressionless. Kaori's expression also changed into a "bright smile" for a moment, but when she saw her father's face, she looked "screwed" again.

"...Hey, perverted scumbag."

"Huh!? ...You, you misunderstood! Mr. Zhiyi, please give me a chance to explain──"

"Do you think I'll listen to your explanation? Haha, that's hilarious. Ah, you're such a funny man, hahaha."

Tomoichi laughed slyly. Kaori was about to say something to him, but before she could, he—exploded.

"I take it back. You rotten scumbag! I will never give my daughter to a pervert like you! From now on, I will never let you get close to Kaori! People like you should be destroyed by a meteorite in the center of the Pacific Ocean! ahh ...

"Wait, wait—"

After Zhiyi finished yelling, as if to vent the resentment that had been accumulating for a long time, he threw his phone to the ground fiercely. The phone shattered completely with a loud "bang".

"My phone, ahhhh!" Kaori screamed in agony. However, Tomokazu, completely transformed into the warrior who protects his daughter, turned a deaf ear to Kaori's cries.

Not only that, he also stomped on the phone that was thrown to the ground with all his might, as if the phone was his mortal enemy, and as if he wanted to refuse to talk to the scumbag forever, so he kept stomping on it desperately.

"Dad, Dad! What did you do!?"

"Dad is using all his might to sever all ties between you and that scumbag! Kaori, you are absolutely forbidden from ever seeing that brat again! It's a deal with Dad!"

Of course, Kaori would never agree to such a promise. She was also a little envious of the other girls who had Hajime help them choose sexy underwear...

Zhiyi seemed to have noticed his daughter's thoughts and was shaking with anger.

“Dad, I! Absolutely! I won’t agree to this! Aa ...

Zhiyi declared this with all his might, his roar echoing through the residential area at night, and then he ran in the opposite direction of his home.

He was going to run away from home and never come back until his daughter understood.

Kaori realized her father's intention and slumped her shoulders in frustration. Then—

"Normally, in situations like this, it's the daughter who runs away from home to force the other person to give in, right?..."

Feeling her father's love firsthand, Kaori felt a mixture of joy and helplessness, with a complex and subtle expression on her face, and ran to catch up with her father.

The father who refused to accept his daughter's lover no matter what, and the daughter who wanted her father to accept her no matter what, started chasing each other on the road at night.

Later, did Shi convince Zhiyi to accept him as his son-in-law?

...All we can say is that he put in the same effort as in the great cause of killing gods.

Volume 14, Chapter 5: The Secret of the Yaegashi Family

The day before the magic modification project began in the basement of the Nanyun family, just after noon.

In a residential area along a riverbank, Hajime was walking down the street with an expressionless face.

He wasn't in a bad mood, but thinking about where he was headed next, his steps couldn't help but feel heavy. He knew there was bound to be something he wouldn't know how to deal with. To be more precise, he had been there several times, but it still scared him...

"Clearing the large labyrinth is relatively easy. Alas, I can only accept it."

A complex smile appeared on Hajime's face, and then he patted his cheeks, forcing himself to face it properly. Because, from the perspective of necessity, and for the sake of the future, this was the only way forward.

Then, Hajime arrived at the corner of a tree wall that formed part of a certain mansion. The tall tree wall stretched all the way to the end of the road ahead, demonstrating just how vast the mansion's grounds were. This was the house Hajime was about to visit.

Hajime walked along the tree wall for a while and came to a heavy wooden double door.

The gate was open, and inside one could see the spacious front yard and a large traditional Japanese house, or more accurately, a mansion.

The mansion is full of historical style, which makes people straighten their collars when they see it.

The three characters "Yaegashi" were inscribed on the doorplate. There was also a large sign at the entrance with the six characters "Yaegashi-ryu Dojo" written on it.

There was also a laminated notice next to the door, which introduced the course content of a general kendo classroom. It was relatively easy to understand and slightly alleviated the psychological barrier of crossing the threshold in front of me.

This is Shizuku's hometown and kendo dojo.

Hajime had informed the other party in advance that he would visit, and the other party had also said that he could come in directly.

However, for some reason, facing this door that was open to anyone, Shi hesitated to move forward, and the alarm bells in his head kept ringing.

Therefore, Hajime reached out and pressed the doorbell set on the doorpost.

"Excuse me, who is this?"

The doorbell's intercom answered immediately, as if someone had expected someone to ring at this moment. The voice sounded like that of an adult woman, calm and composed, with a pleasant voice.

Hajime had seen this person at a family reunion. For some reason, among his classmates' families, the Yaegashi family was the one he interacted with most often. Therefore, he would definitely not mistake this voice.

Yaegashi Kirino. It was the voice of Shizuku's mother.

"Hello, I'm Nagumo Hajime."

"Ah, you're here on time, Hajime-san. Welcome. But, as I said before, if it's you, you can come in directly."

"No matter how close we are, we should still observe etiquette. That's what we should do."

"Haha, let's just leave it at that for now."

Oh, I'm still a little scared after all—Hajime muttered to himself, took a deep breath, and then stepped into the door.

At the same time, a "whoosh" sound was heard cutting through the air.

“As expected…”

Hajime raised one hand to his forehead as if nothing had happened, holding three small balls between his fingers.

He caught three small balls that flew towards him. With a slight pressure of his fingers, the balls immediately burst and scattered a strange powder.

A pungent smell, a mixture of various spices, irritated my nose. It was clearly tear gas.

If a person is hit on the forehead by a tear gas grenade or has powder sprinkled on the face, most people will definitely burst into tears, sneeze constantly and struggle.

"What era is this still happening? I really want to complain. But this is how this family is..."

After the turmoil following his return, Hajime gained a deeper understanding of the Yaegashi family. After explaining his relationship with Shizuku, he was met with such treatment. Given this, Hajime had no choice but to face the challenge head-on.

Even if I was mentally prepared, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Because Yaegashi was so unique, it was completely beyond Hajime's expectations.

The front yard is quite large, and there is still a long distance from this door to the door of the main house.

This front yard itself is not a Japanese garden for viewing purposes. It is just an ordinary courtyard with gravel and weeds on the ground, but it is kept relatively clean.

The area between the main gate and the main house is paved with stone floors, with stone lanterns scattered around and several large trees. There's a small pond further to the left.

A little further away there is an independent bungalow, which is the dojo of the Yaegashi-ryu school.

Today was a holiday, so logically one should hear the sounds of many students practicing martial arts. However, it was extremely quiet, almost eerie.

Hajime passed by a large tree and couldn't help but laugh dryly. At this moment, he sensed a murderous aura.

Looking up, I saw an old man leaping down from the branch overhead, his hakama fluttering in the wind, his hands holding a wooden sword high. An extraordinary sword energy emanated from the old man, and his eyes revealed his determination to kill with one strike.

"Excuse me, Mr. Washizo."

Hajime raised his hand, and with a snap, he received the blow that seemed to shatter rock, and bowed in greeting as if nothing had happened.

The old man before him had white hair and a face covered in deep wrinkles, looking to be in his eighties. He was the master of the Yaegashi-ryu school and Shizuku's grandfather. Of course, Hajime had to show proper courtesy to such a person.

It should be said that this was Shi's third visit, and he had been attacked in the same way the previous two times, so he would get used to it no matter what.

Hajime knew they would be attacked this time as well, which was why his steps were so heavy along the way.

"Well, Hajime, welcome. Take your time and sit down."

"thank you."

Although Mr. Washizo's tone was gentle, his face was expressionless, and he continued to press the wooden sword hard. From an objective point of view, he looked like a freak with a mental problem.

Washizo and Hajime stared at each other silently.

After a moment, Jiu San pulled away as if nothing had happened, turned around and walked back.

"You haven't had lunch yet, have you? We're preparing it now. Until then, wait with Shizuku. She should be in her room."

"Don't you need to report and discuss this first?"

"Like I said, you can sit here and take your time. You seem to have put in a lot of effort, after all."

"Uh... yes. Thank you—hmm!?"

Jiu San's mood calmed down. At the same time, as if waiting for this opportunity, another murderous aura suddenly struck.

Hajime quickly crouched down. Then, a sharp, violent gust of wind rushed over his head. Someone had launched a high-level kick at him.